Hanger for books or papers



(No Model.)

s. P. MILLIRON. HANGER FOR BOOKS 0R PAPERS.

Patented June 5, 1894.

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WITNEEEE El INVENTEIRI A'I'T DRNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL F. MILLIRON, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

HANGER FOR BOOKS OR PAPERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 520,856, dated June 5,1894.

Application filed September 2,1893. Serial No. 484,657. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, SAMUEL F. MILLIRON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Hangers for Books or Papers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a hanger for'books, pamphlets, &c., and itsobject is to providea hanger which may be readily attached to ordetached from a book or pamphlet, and it comprises means whereby theback of the book is clamped and held securely to the hanger so that itcannot become loose nor allow the pages of the book to becomedisconnected.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, inwhich Figure 1 is an elevation of the hanger. Fig.

2 shows the same attached to a pamphlet; and Fig. 3 is a perspective.view of one of the clamping plates.

The letters, A, A, in the drawings designate the two arms of the hangerwhich is made preferably of a single piece of wire, the upper end ofwhich is doubled and one part of said doubled portion is bent over theother to form a loop or eye, I), which serves as a means by which thehanger may be hung up or to receive one end of a chain for serving alike purpose; this twisted end also insures a spring action of the twoclamping arms of the device, keeping them normally spread. The lower endcomprises two clamping arms which depend from the doubled end; the arm,A, has at its end a half loop or hook, c, which engages with thestraight end ofthe other arm, A, when the holder is placed in positionon a book or pamphlet.

To insure the tight clasping of the book to be suspended and to protectthe back and sides thereof, seat plates, d, are provided on the arm, A 5the ends, 01, of these plates are bent at right angles thereto and eachend has a hole or perforation, e, through which the arm, A,- of theholder passes; the body portion of these plates is adapted to seat orrest against the back, f, of the book or pamphlet. Each plate isprovided on its side edges with clips or tangs, g, whichmaybe bent atright angles to the body of the plate and adapted to overlap upon thesides or lids of the pamphlet, and while clamping the back and sidesthereof and preventing the leaves from becoming disconnected, alsoprevent sidewise or lateral movement of either the arm, A, or thepamphlet, thus keeping the parts always rigidly in position. One of thearms, A, of the hanger is passed between the leaves of the pamphlet,preferably in the center thereof, and the lower ends of both armsproject below the edge of the pamphlet and the hook, c, on one armengages the other arm.

A chain, B, is attached to the eye, b, of the I hanger by one end andits other end may be secured to a book-case, reading-table or near by atelephone when used to suspend a telephone subscribers book, or to anyother suitable place where it is desired to hang the book or pamphlet.

The bending of the doubled upper portion of the hanger into a loopprovides a spring action which normally keeps the arms spread apart;thuswhen the hanger is placed in position on a pamphlet, the springtension will cause them to bind against said pamphlet and hold it firmlyand securely.

The hanger may be attached to a suitable object where the pamphlet is tobe hung by the chain, B, or the chain may be dispensed with and thehanger secured by its eye, b.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

In a book or pamphlet hanger, the combination of a seat-plate, d, havinga fiat surface to rest against the back of a book or pamphlet, sidetangs, g, to clamp the lids of the book, and two right-angularly bentends each provided with a hole; and a wire hanger provided with twoarms, one of which passes through the said holesin the right-angularlvbent ends of the seat-plate and has a hook,c,

at its end to engage the other arm.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

, SAMUEL F. MILLIRON.

Witnesses:

CHAS. B. MANN, J r., L. ISMY VAN HORN.

